# ENotes

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{{short description|Student and teacher educational website}}
{{Lowercase title}}
{{Infobox website
| name           = eNotes
| logo           = File:ENotes logo.png
| screenshot     =
| caption        =
| url            = {{URL|www.enotes.com}}
| commercial     = Yes
| type           = Internet Educational Resource
| founded        = 2004
| headquarters   = Seattle, Washington
| language       = English
| current_status = Active
}}
'''eNotes''' is a student and teacher [educational website](/source/educational_website) founded in 2004 by Brad Satoris and Alexander Bloomingdale, that provides material to help students complete homework assignments and study for exams. Based in [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington), eNotes specializes in [lesson plan](/source/lesson_plan)s, [study guides](/source/study_guides) and [literary criticism](/source/literary_criticism)s. It also hosts an active homework help portal where students can ask educators academic questions. The Homework Help section has hundreds of thousands of questions with answers.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news
 | last = Chaker
 | first = Anne Marie
 | title = Do Study Sites Make the Grade?
 | publisher = Wall Street Journal
 | date = 2009-04-09
 | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123923520520403259
 | access-date = 2010-05-08}}</ref>

The website's material mainly focuses on literature and history, though the company offers a variety of different topics within the humanities. A network of over 1,000 [teachers](/source/teachers) and [professors](/source/professors) contributes much of the content.<ref name=techvibes>{{cite news
 | last = Lewis
 | first = Rob
 | title = Back to School for Seattle's eNotes.com
 | publisher = Techvibes
 | date = 2008-08-28
 | url = https://techvibes.com/2008/08/28/back-to-school-for-seattles-enotes
 | access-date = 2010-05-08}}</ref> It is different from other online [subscription](/source/subscription) education services in that an in-house publishing team edits uploaded works mainly for grammar and formatting.<ref name=mashable>{{cite news
 | last = Nicole
 | first = Kristen
 | title = eNotes Wants to Revolutionize the Learning Process, But Does it Make it Too Easy?
 | publisher = Mashable
 | date = 2008-07-10
 | url = http://mashable.com/2008/07/10/enotes
 | access-date = 2010-05-07}}</ref><ref name=about>{{cite news
 | title = About eNotes
 | publisher = eNotes
 | url = http://www.enotes.com/help/about
 | access-date = 2010-05-08}}</ref> With its subscription model, the company bootstrapped its way to profitability and claims about 750 new sign-ups on a weekday during the school year.<ref name=techvibes/> According to internet analytics firm Quantcast.com, the site is accessed by more than 11 million unique visitors each month, making it among the most-visited education properties in the United States.<ref name="quantcast">{{cite web
 | title = Enotes.com Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast
 | work = Quantcast.com
 | url = http://www.quantcast.com/enotes.com
 | access-date = 2015-10-18}}</ref>

==See also==
* [CliffsNotes](/source/CliffsNotes)
* [Chegg](/source/Chegg)
* [SparkNotes](/source/SparkNotes)
* [Course Hero](/source/Course_Hero)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.enotes.com}}
* [http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/PJ-AP109_pjONLI_NS_20090408234051.gif Wall Street Journal infographic comparing eNotes.com to other "cyber study sites"]

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Category:American educational websites

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